KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.22 g, 3h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; star-in-circle in left field. Price 103; Troxell, Studies, Issue F2. Roughness, light deposits, cleaning marks, scratches, light gouges on obverse. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.20 g, 1h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, legs crossed; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Lightly toned, minor porosity. VF. Price 2090 comprises two varieties, one with Zeus' legs parallel (or spread), the other with his legs crossed, though this distinction is not differentiated in his corpus.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.05 g, 4h). Tarsos mint. Struck under Menes or Philotas, circa 327-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; plow in left field, two globules above strut of throne, grape bunch below. Price 3027; Newell, Tarsos 36, obv. die XXXVIII. Toned, a few minor scratches, test cut on edge. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 340 (3 December 2014), lot 65.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.98 g, 12h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 325/4 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Φ in left field, M below throne. Price 3581; Waggoner Issue I, dies 8/b = Taylor, Earliest, Group 1.1.2, 21–2 (A1/P5); ANS inv. 1944.100.80306 (same dies); BM inv. 1866,1201.1082 (same dies). Lightly toned. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.914 g, 10h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of lion left; monogram above strut of throne, M below strut. Price 3647; Waggoner Issue II, Series 3, dies 48/(51g) [unlisted die combination];ANS inv. 1944.100.80481 (same rev. die). Lightly toned, scratches and marks, graffito on reverse. Good Fine. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 308 (7 August 2013), lot 45 corr. (no test cut).
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.07 g, 11h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Nike flying right, holding wreath in both hands, above M, monogram below throne. Price 3678; Waggoner Issue 2, Series 6, dies 91/a; Pozzi 905 (same rev. die). Lightly toned, die break on obverse. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Kassander. Circa 325-310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.00 g, 11h). Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; club in left field. Price 245. A little off center on obverse. VF. Rare. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.85 g, 8h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; antler in left field. Price 111b = BM inv. 1881,0102.29 (same dies); Troxell, Studies, Issue H1. Lightly toned. Fine. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.20 g, 12h). In the types of Alexander III. Magnesia mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram below throne. Price P57. Underlying luster. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.84 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; aphlaston in left field, monogram below throne. Price 129; Troxell, Studies, Issue L3. Toned, some find patina. Good Fine. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.96 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in left field, pellet-in-Π below throne. Price 132; Troxell, Studies, Issue L6. Lightly toned, traces of find patina, scrapes. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods.
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.09 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 314-310 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above T above torch; Δ below throne. Price 442; Ehrhardt 23. Lightly toned. Near VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.97 g, 3h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Pella mint. Struck circa 317/6-315/4 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Boeotian shield in left field, serpent below throne. Price 249; Moore 219–49. Light iridescent tone, test cut on edge, pitting on obverse. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Kassander – Antigonos II Gonatas. Circa 310-275 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.02 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Greece or Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in left field. Price 827. Areas of roughness and porosity, scrapes, edge chip. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection. Ex CNG inventory 717307 (November 1999).
KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.17 g, 8h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 290-289 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident; monograms to inner left and inner right. Newell 116, obv. die CVIII; HGC 3, 1014b. Lightly toned, light scratch on reverse. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.82 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Corinth mint. Struck circa 304/3-290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Elpis advancing left; NO below throne. Newell –; Price 679; Noe, Sicyon 26.8 (A49/P86). Lightly toned, with some iridescence, light granularity, minor scrape on reverse. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.68 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Corinth mint. Struck circa 304/3-290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Herakles standing right, leaning on club; [monogram below throne]. Newell –; Price 680; Noe, Sicyon 27.2 var. (A–/P92 [unlisted obv. die]). Lightly toned, slightly granular, some roughness and areas of smoothing on reverse. VF. Very rare, only two examples noted by Noe, with one additional in Pella, and one in CoinArchives. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas. 277/6-239 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.03 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 275-272/1 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Macedonian helmet in left field, HΛ monogram below throne, EK monogram in exergue. Price 630; Mathisen, Administrative VI.2. Toned. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Malter Galleries.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas. 277/6-239 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.72 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Greece or Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; oinoechoe in left field. Price 565 var. (oinoechoe below throne). Lightly toned, minor green deposits on reverse. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. Æ (18mm, 5.54 g, 12h). Pella or Amphipolis mint. Head of the hero Perseus right, wearing winged Phrygian helmet; harpa over far shoulder / Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; [star below]. AMNG III/2, –; HGC 3, 1098; SNG München 1224–7. Dark green patina. Good VF. Ex New York Sale XXXII (8 January 2014), lot 139.
MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.99 g, 9h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club right; monogram above; all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group I.A, 92 var. (O27/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3, 1103. Find patina, trace earthen deposits, light die wear on obverse. VF. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 19 (26 February 2022), lot 460.